Career Summary

Biography

Dr Bellemore's main research interest lies in the historiography of the Late Roman Republic and the Julio-Claudian period. She has published a book on the Early Imperial writer Nicolaus of Damascus, and articles on Cicero, Valerius Maximus, Josephus, Plutarch, Appian and Dio Cassius. She has also published research on The Plague of Athens, as presented by Thucydides. Dr Bellemore also has a special research interest in teaching Latin to beginners and teaches in two main historical areas, Greek and Roman. She has taught courses covering the periods: Late Bronze Age Aegean, Archaic Greece, Fifth century Athens, Middle Roman Republic, Late Roman Republic, and Early Roman Empire (until the end of the Julio-Claudian regime). Dr Bellemore has also taught lierature in translation and Mythology. In addition, Dr Bellemore has taught Latin at all levels and also Greek.

Research ExpertiseHistoriography of the Late Roman Republic and Early Empire, Cicero's works, Reign of Tiberius.

Qualifications

PhD, University of London

Master of Arts, University of Western Australia

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Western Australia

Keywords

Historical Studies

Language Studies

Roman History and Literature

Fields of Research

Code

Description

Percentage

210399

Historical Studies not elsewhere classified

100

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title

Organisation / Department

Senior Lecturer

University of NewcastleSchool of Humanities and Social ScienceAustralia

Research Supervision

Current Supervision

Commenced

Research Title / Program / Supervisor Type

2015

Revised Limits of Participation in Public Life: Roman Aristocratic Women in the Late Republic, and the Emergence of Court Society in the Early Imperial PeriodStudies In Human Society, Faculty of Education and ArtsPrincipal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year

Research Title / Program / Supervisor Type

2014

Re-Writing Numa: The Political Usage of Numa Pompilius in the Age of AugustusStudies In Human Society, Faculty of Education and ArtsCo-Supervisor

2014

The Gallic Wars: A Reassessment of Caesar's Interpretation of Gallic Leadership and Military Response to RomeStudies In Human Society, Faculty of Education and ArtsPrincipal Supervisor

2013

Ancestry and Suetonius' De Vita CaesarumStudies In Human Society, Faculty of Education and ArtsCo-Supervisor

1998

Manilius' AstronomicaHistory, University of Western AustraliaPrincipal Supervisor